Steal Not This Book: Collecting and Cataloging the Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection
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Betsy Beinecke Shirley, daughter of Walter Beinecke, Yale class of 1910, donated her incomparable American children's literature collection to the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Formed over the course of more than three decades, it is one of the largest and most diverse collections of its kind. Librarian Ellen Ellickson speaks with Tim Young, Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts about the collection.
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